From prairies to forest in one day.

Meadow Lake Lions Campground (1 star)

Lee thinks this history bug that Lez has caught is pretty neat. Before we left Battleford she needed to go back to the museum to get a couple more photos.

We had a comfortable trip to Meadow Lake. In the distance of less than 100 kilometers the landscape went from prairie to forest, from farming to logging.

Lez marvels: For a quiet, unassuming prairie town, Battleford SK could be declared a national memorial town. I just HAD to go back to get a couple more photos of the olde sewing machines, and the 1913 map - to get better clarity. It just happens to be beside the quilt, so I took a couple more details of that too.

As I write today's blog, I popped onto the Battleford website, choosing the links for Visiting and History. Lost in time again. Twelve bulidings are listed, all with construction dates within a range of 1877 to 1914. The 1911 post office is the oldest operating post office in the province, the Queen's Hotel (1883) is the oldest operating hotel in the province, the Court House/Land Titles (1907) is the oldest existing Court House in Saskatchewan, and to this day functions as a Provincial Queen's Bench Magistrates Court. The Land Titles (Registry) Office is the first known and oldest standing brick building built in the Province. Some of the buildings have provided up to 6 different functions and re-named over the years, some have undergone rebuilding, additions. The 1911 CNR railway station was actually moved to its current location and is now a quality dining experience in a nostalgic atmosphere.

One last note for the day - it rained this evening, and has cooled off nicely.